"So" and "such" both mean "very," but there are rules for when you use either "so" or "such" in a sentence.  This episode explains.

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So vs. Such

#003　日本語の勉強

みなさん、こんにちは。日本語教師の亜希子です。

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今日のテーマは、「日本語の勉強」です。今このポッドキャストを聞いているあなたは、熱心に日本語を勉強している人ですね！よくがんばっていますね！素晴らしいです！

どうやったら日本語が上手になりますか？とよく聞かれるので、今回は会話の勉強法について、私の経験も交えながらお話したいと思います。

まず一つ目は、基本的な文法と語彙をマスターすることです。これは教科書に沿ってやっていきましょう。

二つ目は、音読をすることです。音読の方法はとてもシンプルです。まずは音声、スクリプト、訳、この三つを準備しましょう。意味を理解しながら、音声を聞き、それを真似ます。音声を注意深く聞きながら、その音声のとおりに真似をして言ってみるんです。それをずっと繰り返します。覚えてしまってもいいです。とても退屈な練習ですが、この練習をすることで一気にリスニング力がアップします。私は実際にこの方法でだいぶ英語が聴き取りやすくなったので、みなさんにお勧めしています。私が一番英語を勉強していたときは、毎日30分この音読をやっていました。

三つ目は、日本人と話すことです。今まで勉強してきたことを会話でアウトプットします。間違えてるかも・・・と心配せずに、勉強したことをどんどん話してみましょう。実際に使うことで、見えてくる課題がありますし、親切な人ならアドバイスをくれるかもしれません。

言語の勉強は毎日の努力の積み重ねです。一朝一夕では話せるようにはなりません。ですから、諦めずに毎日少しでもいいので、日本語に触れて、勉強をつづけてほしいと思います。

それではみなさんこれからも日本語の勉強を一緒にがんばりましょう。
また次回のポッドキャストでお会いできるのを楽しみにしています。
さようなら！

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#2 日本語の勉強（にほんごのべんきょう）

Always be prepared for bad road conditions, and concentrate 100% of the time.
• Remember that alcohol has a serious effect on your ability to drive safely.
• Never drive when you're very tired, or you risk falling asleep and causing an accident.
• Be aware of other drivers around you as well as the road ahead.
• Keep to the speed limit and don't drive too close to the vehicle in front.

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President Donald Trump spoke at a U.S.-Saudi investment forum in Riyadh.
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In this story, a grape named Sweety supports his grapevine as they face an attack from children. This is Part 4 of 5. 

The farmhouse was home to a small family who owned and operated the winery. Their three children, two twin girls and a boy, loved playing hide and seek in the maze-like structure of the grapevines. 

The eldest sister was chasing her brother, who was the youngest of the three, through the alleyways of the vineyard. In order to keep their balance as they sped around the corners, they would grab hold of a grapevine and swing themselves around, almost launching themselves like a slingshot. They laughed with carefree delight, enjoying the acrobatics of their game. Little did they know just how traumatizing this was for the inhabitants of the vines. 

Sweety held on with every bit of strength he had. His vine was shaking tremendously as the children swung themselves around. Fear gripped every grape on that vine. They all remembered the horrific moments of their brothers and sisters falling to their deaths. 

Sweety thought that this shaking was more than anything a storm could do. Maybe it would even be enough to tear down the entire vine. Being a natural-born leader and the spiritual guardian of his vine, Sweety knew he had to do something. 

“Hey!” screamed Sweety. “Stop your foolish game! Can’t you see you’re killing us! Play somewhere else and leave our homeland alone!” 

The eldest sister hesitated for a moment. She swore she heard something, like a faint voice, but she quickly disregarded it and continued playing. Sweety’s voice was tiny, almost inaudible. The sound of a stick breaking was far louder than his attempt at communicating with the humans. 

Round and round the kids went. They chased each other, grabbing the weak grapevines and spinning. With each spin, a few grapes fell to their death. All around, Sweety saw innocent grapes suffering their lowest honor. 


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